In this episode Dan is joined by drummer and sound maker Kieran Monaghan of vegetable.machine.animal and Mr Sterile Assembly. They talk about Kieran's formative years of music making, and listen to a selection of his recordings, including tracks from the newly released v.m.a album, Trio. Tracklist - Up for Grabs - Loosehead - Released 1995 or earlier - Agents of the Sun - mr sterile, from Pregnant Boy, 1st release 2001, https://mrsterileassembly.bandcamp.com/track/agents-of-the-sun-3 - Mercator's Map - Kieran Monaghan, 1st released Psudoarcana 2002, https://mrsterileassembly.bandcamp.com/album/history-wringing - The Fate of Mr P - mr sterile Assembly, released on CDr 15 Minute Crib, 2006, for 1st tour of Java, https://mrsterileassembly.bandcamp.com/track/the-fate-of-mr-p - 7/11 Mushroom - vegetable.machine.animal, released 2026 on CD Electrical Minzu 35, https://mrsterileassembly.bandcamp.com/track/7-11-mushroom - Precision and Exageration - vegetable.machine.animal, released 2026 on CD TRIO, https://mrsterileassembly.bandcamp.com/track/precision-and-exaggeration -- Originally recorded live in August 2026 for Paekakariki 88.2 FM , https://paekakariki.fm. For more articles like this go to https://www.pyramidclub.org.nz/
Emma Bernard caught up with Riki Pirihi to chat about his creative practice, his life of drumming and the various projects he has been involved with.
Our monthly series where we travel to the outer limits of music with our resident esoteric music specialists, Dan and Nell. Our guest this month is Chrissie Butler, a musician and sonic artist, part of Skirted Records, DSLB and many other creative projects. This episode was first broadcast in June 2026 For more episode info visit: www.pyramidclub.org.nz/podcasts All episodes of Dancing in Your Head were produced for Paekakariki FM: paekakariki.fm/dancing-in-your-head/
Our monthly series where we travel to the outer limits of music with our resident esoteric music specialists, Dan and Nell. In this episode Dan talks with composer Penny Axtens. They talk about her composition process, inspirations, and the classical music industry. NB dates are mentioned for an event that has already taken place This episode was first broadcast in October 2025 For more episode info visit: www.pyramidclub.org.nz/podcasts All episodes of Dancing in Your Head were produced for Paekakariki FM: paekakariki.fm/dancing-in-your-head/
Our monthly series where we travel to the outer limits of music with our resident esoteric music specialists, Dan and Nell. In this episode Dan talks with multidisciplinary artist Gemma Thompson. They Talk noise, graphic scores and interpretation; playing collaborative and solo projects from Gemma. This episode was first broadcast in Sepetmber 2025 For more episode info visit: www.pyramidclub.org.nz/podcasts All episodes of Dancing in Your Head were produced for Paekakariki FM: paekakariki.fm/dancing-in-your-head/